air tools

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

And every person I've ever talked to says the same thing --- "I wish I'd have bought a better compressor"....

This is right next to the statement ---- I wish I'd have bought a decent lift years ago.


TWO tools that are used far far more than you can ever imagine.... and ones that aren't "replaced" often if bought correctly.

They'll outlive the expensive wheels a guy buys that are out of style before the build gets done.... LOL

So true........with the exception being Intro Wheels as they are truly timeless.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Sieg

So true........with the exception being Intro Wheels as they are truly timeless.

Funny ---- When DBasher stopped by the house - he finally says -- "hey! So what's the deal with Intros???"


I told him that every time I see this reference I chuckle a little bit... but at the same time I feel horribly for the company because it seems like we're bashing them (to the outsider not knowing the original joke)...

[BigJoe]

yeah i'm not afraid to buy right the first time, i'm only 30 so not exactly old yet. I learned that lesson on many things in life of buying what you want and the right tool one time is better then buying the wrong one 3-5 times.

[96z28ss]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Joe ----





BUY THE CONSUMABLES IN BULK!!! This stuff is meant to be used up! Don't waste your time and effort trying to get another 5 minutes out of the disc! Toss it and grab a new one!

Sheesh ! You have more supplies than most full time shops.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by 96z28ss

Sheesh ! You have more supplies than most full time shops.

Hey! I was a wholesaler... I believe in having INVENTORY....

Ya otta see my Stainless Steel nuts and bolts --- and my weatherpaks and... well you get the picture.

[scherp69]

Sorry to hijack the thread, just have a question for Greg. Where do you get your 2 and 3" discs from. I've been trying to find somewhere to get them bulk, but haven't had much luck. The local tool shop gives them to me for around 85 cents each when I buy a bunch, but I'm sure they can be gotten cheaper somewhere.

[GregWeld]

Hey Mike! I buy them at my AirGas welding supply shop. OR I buy them in bulk bags at Good-Guys Puyallup from the cheap ass tools booth that's always here inside one of the buildings. Just depends what I'm doing and or if I need them. You can also just buy them from Amazon....

.85 per disc is probably not a bad price. I like to buy boxes of 50 or so... and stock the Roloc discs and the Roloc "surface conditioning" discs.

The green 2" Roloc paint remover discs are more like $15 EACH.... And the key there is not to use any pressure and they'll last...

[Sieg]

I've found good pricing on abrasives at Amazon but you need to be careful of the vendor rating and read the product reviews.

[SuperB70]

My company import all kind of roloc discs (from China,
US is not our market but wanted to say that try to find if anybody sells red, ceramic ones. They are more expensive (x2) that brown and green but last alot longer (x6) and they are really good on stainless steel.

I use them myself and as 5" fiber disc also.
In mild steel sheet metal work you dont need more that couple to get you workday finished. Use #36 for welding and #60 and #80 to other nicer stuff.

[renegade6]

I have had really good luck with the roloc Imperial purple discs. They have a plastic backing and when you wear out the edge, you can just trim off the excess plastic. They are more expensive but, I get a significant amount of use out of them compared to the others.